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Poached Salmon with Beurre Rouge

Prep time
PT0
Cook time
15 minutes PT15M
Yield
Serves 4
Difficulty
1 out of 5 on the difficulty scale
Nugget Markets signature recipes

Ingredients

  • 4 – 6 ounce salmon filets
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large shallot minced
  • 1 tablespoon minced thyme
  • ¾ cup red wine
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch slurry (1 tablespoon corn starch 1 tablespoon water)
  • 2 tablespoons whole butter

Preparation

In a baking dish place the olive oil first and spread all over the bottom. Place the fish on top and pour in the wine.  Sprinkle with the rest of the ingredients except the slurry and whole butter.  Cover with foil and bake at 400° for 15 minutes.  Remove foil then remove fish.  Transfer the poaching liquid to a saucepan and bring back up to heat.  Whisk in the slurry to thicken; finish with butter and adjust the seasoning.

Techniques used in this recipe:

poaching
Gentle simmering in liquid.
poach
poach: a method in which items are cooked gently in simmering liquid.

Glossary:

slurry

Starch dispersed in cold liquid to prevent it from forming lumps when added to hot liquid as a thickener. Often corn starch based.